Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton
amazon.com
But Feynman’s brilliance was not solely due to his natural cognitive abilities. He relied on a method : a simple technique for seeing the world through the lens of open-ended questions, which he called his “favorite problems.”
Tiago Forte • 12 Favorite Problems: How to Spark Genius With the Power of Open Questions
Richard P. Feynman, “What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character” (1989)
Michael Nielsen • Augmenting Long-Term Memory
Love the Feynman line: “Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
Feynman’s approach encouraged him to follow his interests wherever they might lead. He posed questions and constantly scanned for solutions to long-standing problems in his reading, conversations, and everyday life. When he found one, he could make a connection that looked to others like a flash of unparalleled brilliance.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
amazon.com
What is most impressive about Feynman’s carefully crafted exposition is the way that he can develop far-reaching physical notions from the most slender investment in concepts, and a minimum in the way of mathematics and technical jargon.
Robert B. Leighton • Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
The Feynman style can best be described as a mixture of reverence and disrespect for received wisdom. Physics is an exact science, and the existing body of knowledge, while incomplete, can’t simply be shrugged aside. Feynman acquired a formidable grasp of the accepted principles of physics at a very young age, and he chose to work almost entirely o
... See more